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What We Offer
Medically Tailored Meals
Convenient Home Deliveries
Nutrition
Support
HEALTHY
Ingredients
Care for
Clients & FAmiLy
A Community of Kindness & Love

FY 2021 By The Numbers
3,757
clients, caregivers and dependents served with our nourishing meals
794k
medically tailored meals cooked and delivered to our clients
62k
hours of time donated by 6,600 volunteers, equaling ~30 employees
3,726
donors supported our neighbors living with life-threatening illnesses
You are invited to the Open House Celebration for our brand-new St. Paul Kitchen & Campus tomorrow! Come by with family and friends, explore the facility, play games, win prizes, and enter a drawing for fun giveaways. Heavy appetizers and refreshments will be provided by our restaurant partners. All are welcome and we hope to see you there! Let’s celebrate this exciting new chapter of Open Arms!

We are still seeking new volunteers at our St. Paul Kitchen & Campus! There are lots of open shifts in the kitchen as well as for our shipping program to serve outstate clients.
Kitchen shifts are available from 9-11am and 11:30am-1:30pm, and 2:30-4:30pm, Monday through Friday as well as Saturdays from 9-11am.
Shipping shifts include box making from 9-11am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, packing food into boxes from 11:30am-2:00pm also on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and ice pack …

February is Black History Month, when we listen, uplift, and honor the experiences, contributions, and legacies of Black people in America. We encourage you to explore this list of resources from @racejusticeed (link in bio) to learn more about why we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth.

Open Arms has been chosen as the 2023 @lakewindsfoodcoop Community Giving Round Up recipient during the month of February at all 3 locations in Chanhassen, Minnetonka, and Richfield. If you shop at Lakewinds, or know someone who does, please encourage them to round up this month. Proceeds benefit our Open Farms program, allowing us to continue growing fresh, local, nutritious vegetables for our clients’ meals. #RoundUp #FoodIsMedicine

We had a blast marching in this year's King Boreas Grande Day Parade dressed as frozen vegetables! Here are some highlights. #StPaulWinterCarnival #GrandeDayParade #FoodIsMedicine

On Saturday, a handful of Open Arms staff and a volunteer dressed up as (frozen) vegetables and marched in the 2023 King Boreas Grande Day Parade to celebrate the @stpaulwintercarnival. We had so much fun meeting new people, handing out backpacks, and spreading the word about our new home in St. Paul!

Happy Friday from Open Arms! It’s been a busy week of preparing, packaging, and delivering #medicallytailoredmeals to our clients! We wish you a wonderful weekend and hope to see you at the Grande Parade in downtown St. Paul tomorrow! As temperatures plunge once again in Minnesota, here is a photo from one of our #OpenFarms in warmer times.

Today, Open Arms serves #medicallytailoredmeals to 1400+ clients, their loved ones, and caregivers across Minnesota. #FoodIsMedicine

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Open Arms will be a participant in the 2023 King Boreas Grande Day Parade in downtown St. Paul this Saturday from 2-4 pm as part of the @stpaulwintercarnival. Watch for the Open Arms delivery van along with staff and volunteers dressed in vegetable costumes! The parade route will go down West 7th Street at Smith to 5th Street to Washington to 4th Street. We’ll be spreading the word about volunteer opportunities and our new St. Paul Kitchen & Campus. See you there! Click the link in our bio…

Open Arms has been cooking, preparing, and delivering nourishing meals to our neighbors with critical illnesses since 1986.

Got some extra time in the afternoons? Looking for a 2-hour feel-good opportunity located on the East side of the Twin Cities? Our volunteer shifts packing client meals in St. Paul from 2:30–4:30 pm or 5-7 pm need some love! We have complimentary hats for any newbies and if you bring a buddy, we have happy hour gift cards for you to enjoy after you finish your shift! Use the link in our bio to learn more and sign up for a volunteer shift. #Volunteer #foodismedicine ddy, we have happy hour gift…

What’s Cooking at Open Arms? Today our chefs and volunteers in Minneapolis are preparing and packaging Ginger and Honey Glazed Pork! These meals will be delivered to our clients over the next few weeks. #WhatsCooking #OnTheMenu

You are invited to the Open House Celebration for our brand-new St. Paul Kitchen & Campus! Join us on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 2-5pm. Stop in with family and friends, explore the facility, play games, win prizes, and enter a drawing for fun giveaways. Heavy appetizers and refreshments will also be provided. All are welcome, we hope to see you there! 🧡🎉💛

Looking for work? Open Arms is hiring for several new positions including a Chief Financial Officer, Senior Manager of Client Services, Senior Manager of Nutrition, Senior Manager of Logistics and Delivery, Kitchen Floor Manager, Food Services Worker, and Volunteer Engagement & Groups Coordinator!
Visit our careers page to learn more about our open roles using the link in our bio!

Welcome to Open Arms! We believe that food is medicine, and there's always room for one more at our table.

DELIVERY DRIVERS NEEDED: We have lots of open routes today in St. Paul. If you are willing and able to pick up a delivery route AND are a registered driver with us, email Nate at [email protected]! If you haven’t registered yet, sign up at https://www.openarmsmn.org/volunteer/volunteer-individuals/ to drive with us in the future (link in bio).

Want to volunteer in our kitchen? There are lots of opportunities to pick up kitchen shifts in BOTH Minneapolis and St. Paul. Come volunteer, meet some new friends, and make a difference in the lives of our critically ill and vulnerable neighbors across Minnesota. Use the link in our bio to sign up for a shift!

Want to help nourish your Minnesota neighbors with critical illnesses? A kitchen shift is a great way to get involved. It's easy and fun and there's a good chance you'll make some new friends in the process. Sign up for a kitchen shift today using the link in our bio. No cooking experience needed!
